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A Merry Christmas Open Thread That’s Made Of Awesome….
Written By : Susannah Fleetwood

Christmas is my very favorite time of year. Why? Well, I think that Ebenezer Scrooge’s nephew, Fred Holywell, nailed it with regard to why Christmas is such a special time of year when he said the following:

There are a great many things from which I have derived good, from which I have not profited, Christmas among the rest. But I’ve always thought of Christmastime as a good time, a kindly, forgiving, charitable time; a time when men and women seem, by one consent, to open their shut-up hearts freely to their fellow creatures. So though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver into my pocket, I do believe that it has done me good, and I say “God bless it.”

So, in the spirit of Mr. Holywell’s sentiment, I would like to provide six of my all time favorite Christmas videos just to put everyone in the Christmas spirit.

Pretty much everyone remembers the hilarious Saturday Night Live skit where Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan sing “I Wish it Was Christmas Today”. Well, the video below shows Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz starting off the song, but then Julian Casablancas of The Strokes finishes off the song. What is so amazing about this video, is that it demonstrates how a silly little ditty can become an awesome song just by having a cool rock star donning shades–accompanied by a great band like The Roots–singing it.

Next on my list of favorite Christmas videos, is this one of Andy Williams singing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (my all time favorite Christmas song). Just the decorations alone in the video make it worth watching, even if you don’t like the song.

Now, comes the theme songs from my two favorite Christmas specials–A Charlie Brown Christmas Special and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. First up is “Christmas Time is Here” from A Charlie Brown Christmas Special. Interesting anecdote here–Linus’ speech about what “the true meaning of Christmas is” was almost cut from the show. (Hat tip to Robert Stacy McCain for the video.)

Oh, and here is the video of Linus’ famous speech about the true meaning of Christmas. It still brings a tear to my eye.

Next, here comes “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Interesting anecdote here–even though Boris Karloff was the voice of the Grinch, actor Thurl Ravenscroft actually sang the theme song.

And finally, here is my favorite clip from A Christmas Carol (my all time favorite Christmas movie), with George C. Scott brilliantly playing the role of Ebeneezer Scrooge.

So, in conclusion, I hope that everyone enjoyed the entertainment. However, before I go, I would just like to leave you all with the words of Ebeneezer Scrooge:

“Merry Christmas to everybody–and a Happy New Year to the world!!”

Cross-posted from Hillbillypolitics, The Minority Report and The Green Room.

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  • Spikey

    Spend 44 cents and send the ACLU a religious CHRISTMAS CARD this year.

    Make sure it says “Merry Christmas” on it.
    Here’s the address – be rude or crude:

    ACLU
    125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
    New York , NY 10004

    With 2 tons of mail they will be searching for there regular donations for weeks.

    Oh yes, I almost forgot…………
    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

    • Spikey

      oops typo – don’t be rude or crude.

    • Soldout

      Hairy mishmash to you, too!

  • Soldout

    Nothing says merry holidays like republicans denying 9/11 first responders health care, or gay people in the military their rights, while at the same time the republican party can rally around the idea of making wealthier people wealthier.

    Face it, you wear your religion as a badge so you’ll be accepted, you don’t practice the philosophy in your life by helping the sick, the poor, the oppressed.

    Merry Chri$tma$ my ass.

    • Susannah

      Man, only a leftist can take a nice thread about Charlie Brown, Linus, the Grinch, “A Christmas Carol”, the Baby Jesus, ect. and turn it into a political diatribe about gays in the military (which I, personally, have no problem with, but others might disagree).

      Merry Christmas to you too Buddy. I hope that you can drop the angry leftist act long enough to let yourself feel a little joy.

      Take care, and have a Merry Christmas. :-)

      Sincerely, Susannah

      • Soldout

        There’s no anger here. Just disgust at christian conservatives who seem to think we should ignore their usual narrow-minded rhetoric because they co-opted a seasonal change into their preferred religious holiday.

        Happy seasons to you too!

        Looks like gays in the military will soon finally be able to be honest about who they are in our land of the semi-free. Oh joyous times!

        • Anonymous

          It’s a shame you hate black people so much petey, but, as a liberal Democrat, we all know how you people operate.

        • Susannah

          Interesting anecdote here–liberals/atheists love to rain on other people’s parades by turning a fun non-political Christmas thread into a political rant. And, to think that I thought that Bill O’Reilly had slightly exaggerated the whole “War on Christmas”. Boy was I wrong. (I humbly stand corrected.)

          Oh, and Soldout–Happy Seasons/Merry Solstice/Happy December the 25th to you as well.

          Take care.

          Sincerely, Susannah

    • Mediumheadboy

      “you don’t practice the philosophy in your life by helping the sick, the poor, the oppressed.”

      And I suppose you do, eh, Off? Here’s a hint, you anal wart: it doesn’t count if you do it with someone else’s money.

    • Anonymous

      conservatives give more to charity than liberals.
      Homosexuality is a lifestyle choice, like not eating meat.
      You are poor. And a crappy housekeeper.

      Merry Christmas petey, you know, the holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

  • Susannah

    Oh, I updated this post late last night and this morning with an image and the video of Linus’ speech. (It originally had only five videos in it.)

    Everyone have a Merry Christmas!! :-)

    X0X0, Suzi

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